OfTiiet-Tirinks, &c.

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* ings of Lignum Cotoneum, ft i.« white Sanders, Ivory ( ana f iv.1 Oak-Mofs, j ii. Roots of Tormen-' til, | ifs. Biftort, 5 i. Nutmegs,

• Coriander-feed, ana 3 vi. Raifins,4 It ifs. Put them into a Bag, and' hang it in Cong. vi. of Ale while' it works.'

It muft be minded here, that theMalaga Raifins are us'd, and notRaifins of the Sun. This is order'dfor a conftant Drink during the timeof going with Child, to fuch whoare weakly and fubjeft to Abortion.If the Aftringency of the Ingredi-ents renders the Bowels too coftive,that muft be prevented with a littleLenitive Elettuary.orftewed Prunes.It has undoubtedly a Tendency toftrengthen the Fibres, and keep thofçParts duly tenfe, to whofe Relaxa-tion Abortion is frequently owing,becaufe the Ingredients are all of anaftringent agglutinating Nature.

Cerevifla Aftringens, AfiringentAle.c Take Roots of Comfrey, Solo-

* men's Seal, ana § viii. boil them

* in Cong. vi. of ftrong Wort to

* Cong. iv. which (train, and when

* it is tunned, pour into it Juice of' Yarrow and Plantain, ana ft i.' and while it is working, bang in it' a Bag with Shepherd's Purfe,Knot-' Grafs, Sanicle, Moufe-Ear, ana m.' iv. Raifins of Malaga, % xvhV

This is an admirable Remedy inall Diforders from Relaxations. Inthin heftic Conftitutions it gives aFirmnefs to the Solids, and a betterConiiftency of Juices, whereby thofeColliquations, or faint Morning-Sweats, are much prevented. Ithelps to confolidate VeiTels whichare buvft by Hemorrhage?, or otherAccidents, flops habitual Diarrhœa'sand Dyfenteries ; but is of particularfervice for many Female w'eakneiTe?,

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and will check the inordinate EfFu-ilon of the Menfes, and flop theWhites, and thofe Bleedings whichfometime arife from canceratedGlands, or lacerated VeiTels in theUterus, ör adjacent Parts. To pre-vent Abortion it may likewife be ofgreat fervice, 'and feems to be amuch better Remedy than the fore-going.

Cereviua Deficcans, The DryingDiet-Drink. ' Take Guaiacum,• SaiTafras, ana 5 ii. yellow and red' Sanders, Ivory, Hartfhorn, Sar-' faparilla and China, ana | i. Li-' quorife, Anifeeds, and Juniper-' Berries, ana § ii, Raifins, ft fs.' Antimony grofly powder'd, and« tied in a Rag, ft i. Put all into' Cong. iv. of Ale.'

The better this Ale ferments, themore it will draw out the Virtue«of the Woods, for they will not openfo foon as many other Ingredients.This Recife we have put under thisClafs as an Abforbent or Dryer, ra-ther than as an Aftringent, it beingfo only by Accident, as all of thiskind are, not by ftraitning the Out-let, but by leiTening the Matter to bedifcharg'd. The Refinous Parts ofthe Woods, efpecially of the Guaia-cum, aflift inienfible Tranfpiration ;and the other (heath up lucb acri-monious Salts in the Humours, aserode the fmall Glands, and deformthe Skin : upon both which accountsthe whole claims the Title of aSweetner of the Blood ; and is offervice in the Itch, Leprofy, andall cutaneous Foulnefles, and willalfo aflift in healing up old runningUlcers, by leiTening the quantity ofHumours flowing thither, and blunt-ing the Points of fuch as continue,fo that they cannot any longer cor--rode their PaiTages.

Cerevifia contra Strumas & Ul-cera, A Drink againfi the Evil and

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